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  • Lawmakers threaten CARB over delay of corporate emissions reporting penalties (Politico)
  • SFMTA head Jeff Tumlin to step down (SF Chronicle)
  • Some cities will begin enforcing daylighting laws – don’t park near the crosswalk (Berkeleyside, SF Gate, Fox5 San Diego)
  • California’s e-bike incentives are coming (webinar with information next week) (CalBike, Cycling West)
  • Bike lanes are saving lives, so why are you complaining about them? (Boston Globe)
  • Torrey Pines Road in La Jolla to get a jolly new pedestrian crossing (San Diego Union Tribune)
  • Delays on approving SURF! project means less federal money is available for it (Monterey County NOW)
  • Lincoln Heights organized to protect its community, and the results are wider than just a delayed warehouse (CalMatters)
  • Video: Defining the urban-rural divide – it’s not geographic (CityNerd)
  • Martinez refinery settlement dollars will go to local environmental projects (Local News Matters)
  • CA Energy Commission approves $1.4 billion for electric vehicles, infrastructure (E+E Leader)
  • IRS: Carbon offset credits are income (Bloomberg Law)
  • Newsom orders special election to fill empty Senate (Fong), Assembly (Nguyen) seats (Sacramento Bee)
  • Wednesday’s Headlines
    by Damien Newton
    August 26, 2026
    An increasingly sarcastic set of headlines perhaps heralds that I shouldn’t do them before coffee.
  • There’s One Week Left. Help Us Make Our Summer Goal
    by Damien Newton
    August 25, 2026
    We’re just under 3/4 of the way there with one week left. Help us pedal over the finish line!
  • Will Metro and Caltrans 405 Freeway Widening – through Carson – Really Mean Cleaner Air?
    by The Editorial Team
    August 25, 2026
    Metro and Caltrans plan to widen the 405, adding two more lane-miles in the city of Carson. Project draft environmental studies comments are due by September 21.
  • Two-Item Tuesday: SPUR Refutes ‘Flexed Spending’ Canard
    by The Editorial Team
    August 25, 2026
    Plus Woodstock has a crack and still isn’t back in service
  • State of the Ride: SDSU and Bike SD Report on the State of Bicycling in San Diego
    by The Editorial Team
    August 25, 2026
    San Diego has built hundreds of miles of bike infrastructure. But a new report finds that mileage alone doesn’t make a bike network safe, connected or useful for everyday riders.
  • Tuesday’s Headlines
    by Damien Newton
    August 25, 2026
    A somewhat mellow stack of headlines for a change…if you’re ok with governments giving up on fighting Climate Change.
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